About Us

Board of Directors

  • Anand Amin – Senior Advisor, Real Estate, to the Deputy Mayor for Economic and Workforce Development
  • Nathan Bliss – Chief of Staff to the Deputy Mayor for Economic and Workforce Development
  • Kim Bryan – Deputy Chief of the Economic Development Division at the New York City Law Department
  • Fred D’Ascoli – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of New York City Economic Development Corporation, and President of NYCLDC
  • Kelly Gu – Senior Advisor, Industry Development, to the Deputy Mayor for Economic and Workforce Development

Other Local Development Corporations

  • NYCLDC has not provided funding to any local development corporation.
  • The following directors, officers and employees of NYCLDC also serve with certain other local development corporations, as set forth opposite their names below:
Name Current NYCLDC Position Other Local Development Corporation1 Current Position in Other Local Development Corporation Beginning date of overlap
Nate Bliss Director & Chairperson BNYC Alternate Director 7/22/22
Hudson Yards Development Corporation Alternate Director 7/22/22
Hudson Yards Infrastructure Corporation Alternate Director 7/22/22
Amy Chan Assistant Treasurer BNYC Assistant Treasurer 5/9/19
Fred D’Ascoli President & Director BNYC Chief Financial Officer 11/13/15
Public Realm Improvement Fund Governing Group, Inc. Alternate Director 6/23/22
Leslie Escobar Assistant Treasurer BNYC Assistant Treasurer 8/30/22
Arthur Hauser Assistant Secretary BNYC Assistant Secretary 9/17/13
Spencer Hobson Executive Vice President & Treasurer BNYC Treasurer 5/24/12

Click here for information on simultaneous service on or after July 1, 2012 (i) as a director, officer or employee of NYCLDC; and (ii) as a director, officer or employee of another local development corporation, that has ceased.

1The following abbreviation may be used in this chart: BNYC (Build NYC Resource Corporation).